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We encourage you to visit our supportive yarn stores listed on the next page to buy your yarn.
Drop off your FINISHED (ends worked in no nipple preferred) UNSTUFFED knockers (please use neutral & pastel colours) at the designated shops or mail them to 1819 - 19 Ave NW. Calgary, Alberta T2M 1B6
For REGULAR DAILY KNOCKERS please use
Cascade Ultra Pima DK, 100% mercerized cotton (not fine), 3 light worsted DK, 22 24 sts = 10cm/4ins (suggest 4mm needles)
Cascade Noble Cotton DK, 100% mercerized cotton, 22-24 sts = 10cm/4ins (suggest 4mm needles)
King Cole Cottonsmooth DK 100% mercerized cotton, 22-24 sts = 10cm/4ins (suggest 4mm needles)
King Cole Cottonsoft DK 100% cotton, 22-24 sts = 10cm/4ins (suggest 4mm needles)
Amigurumi, 100% mercerized cotton, 22-24 sts = 10cm/4ins (suggest 4mm needles)
Rowan Summerlite 100% Egyptian cotton, 3 light worsted DK, 22 sts = 10cm/4ins (suggest 4mm needles)
Estelle Eco Cotton 100% organic GOTS cotton DK, 22 sts = 10cm/4ins (suggest 4mm needles)
Patons Grace 100% mercerized cotton, 21-24 sts = 10cm/4ins (thinner yarn, be attentive to your gage, suggest 3.5 mm needles)
Mirasol Pima Kuri 100% mercerized cotton, 21-22 sts = 10cm/4ins (thicker yarn, be attentive to your gage, suggested 4.5mm needles)
Schachenmayr Catania 100% mercerized cotton, 22-24 sts = 10cm/4ins (suggest 4mm needles)
All our preferred yarns are very smooth, matte finish, non-splitting, non-fuzzy and
less irritating to delicate post-operative skin.
For AQUAKNOCKS (swimming Knockers not for daily use) please use
Diamond Little Darlings "Jack & Jill & pill" DK, 100% anti-pill Acrylic, 22-24sts = 10cm/4ins (suggest 4mm needles)
King Cole Smooth DK, 100% acrylic, 22-26sts = 10cm/4ins (suggested 4mm needles)
King Cole Cherished DK, 100% acrylic, 22-26sts = 10cm/4ins (suggested 4mm needles)
Brava Sport Yarn, 100% acrylic, 3 light DK, 24-26sts = 10cm/4ins (suggested 4mm needles)
Universal Yarn "Uptown" DK Magix, 100% anti-pill acrylic, 3 light DK, 22-26 sts = 10cm/4ins (suggested 4mm needles)
Patons Astra 100% acrylic, 3 light DK, 22 - 28sts = 10cm/4ins (suggested 4mm needles)
Pastels and neutral colours are preferred.
You are welcome to knit the front in a neutral colour and the back (which will not show)
a different colour to use up your odds & ends.